The Dancing Years

Summary: 1979 Associated Television production of Ivor Novello’s musical play The Dancing Years for ITV.
Theatre play: The Dancing Years by Ivor Novello [more information]
Play synopsis: 'The story, set in Vienna in pre-1914, shifting to 1938, follows the life of a penniless composer and his love for two women. The women are completely different in their social classes, one being an innkeeper’s daughter and the other an opera singer. The background of Nazi persecution was very topical in 1939 when the musical was first played’ (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dancing_Years).
Production history: 'The opening night was 23 March 1939 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. After a closure at the start of the Second World War in September 1939, it reopened at the Adelphi Theatre on 14 March 1942 and ran there until July 1944, for a total of 969 performances’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dancing_Years).
Date of transmission: Sunday 30 December 1979
Time: 3.15pm (165 mins)
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated Television (ATV, 1955-1982)